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Fire threat on petrol station forecourt
A potential disaster was narrowly avoided at a Hamilton petrol station last night after an agitated man allegedly set fire to a car and assaulted a man.
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Man jailed for attack on lone Kawhia cop
A man who admitted to assaulting a lone Kawhia police officer has been sentenced to nine months in prison, but will walk free later today.
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Woman dies after being hit by car
A woman who was hit by a car in Hamilton early this morning has died of her injuries.
![Gas leak shuts part of State Highway One](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Gas leak shuts part of State Highway One
A section of the country's main highway has been shut down due to a gas leak in Hamilton.
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Relative charged with Hamilton murder
Police are still searching for the weapon a 19-year-old relative allegedly used to kill a 38-year-old man who was at his Hamilton home yesterday.
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Man comes forward after murder in Hamilton
Police investigating a murder in Hamilton are interviewing a 19-year-old man who handed himself in to police in Auckland this morning.
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Hamilton homicide investigated
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 38-year-old man died following an assault in Hamilton this afternoon.
![Driver flees cops, lands on parked car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Driver flees cops, lands on parked car
Police have slammed a 'selfish' man accused of damaging a couple's home and writing off their car in his attempt to flee police.
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Teen remanded on bail after pizza store air rifle incident
A Hamilton teenager who allegedly used an air rifle to shoot a man in the back and another in the buttocks on different days outside a pizza store has been remanded on bail.
![Huge Wanaka development set to begin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Huge Wanaka development set to begin
By this time next year, the first buildings could be going up in Wanaka's single-biggest commercial and residential development.
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Police appalled by drinking
Police say they are appalled that adults supplied a young boy with alcohol and concerned he was re-victimised when footage of his antics was posted on YouTube.
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Scrub fire stops trains in Hamilton
A scrub fire has forced a halt to train traffic outside Hamilton.
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Cafe burns to the ground
A Hamilton bistro has been destroyed by a fire today, devastating its owners.
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Arrest after airgun shootings in Hamilton
A man has been arrested in connection to airgun shooting incidents in Hamilton - the latest involving a man being shot in the buttocks.
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Arrest after airgun shootings in Hamilton
Daymion Koroheke was waiting for a pizza on Christmas Eve when he heard a loud gunshot and felt searing pain in his back.
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Man in coma after attack
A Hamilton business owner is in an induced coma after being attacked on Friday evening when he tried to break up a drunken argument.
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Warnings after stabbing in Hamilton
A domestic stabbing in Hamilton this morning has led to warnings of the volatile mix of alcohol and increased Christmas financial pressure.
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Hamilton: It's a classic
Danielle Wright takes her family on a nostalgic trip back to 50s New Zealand at a vintage car museum in Hamilton.